Screen door latch



y 14, 1940" J. 'T. MOORE 2.200j01 SCREEN DOOR LATCH Original Filed Aug. 11, 1936 INVE TOR.

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Patented May 14,1940 t t i v UNITED STATES rATsNr OFFICE ,John '1. Moore, Dallas, Tex., assignoroi thirty per cent to W. U. Howell, Dallas, Tex.

Application August 11, 1936, Serial No. 95,346 Renewed October 12, 1939 1 Claim. (cl. sea-20) This invention relates to fasteners for screen in hooks 0, turned outwardly at right angles to doors, windows, and other openings and it has the axes of the arms or extensions 2.

particular reference to a latch designed to dis- The hooks c en age the eyelet 3, which is courage unlawful entry. afiixedto the jamb 4 (Figure 5) of the door or 5 l The principal object of the invention is to prowindow, but to eiiect this engagement, it is nec- 5 vide a latch for doors and screens which requires essary to first press the arms or extensions 2 tothe use of the hands for operation to effect its g t er a d rotate them S y o guide the hOOkS detachment from the element to which itis se- 0 into the eyelet. A similar manipulation is neccured in latching a door or screen. essary to effect release of the latch from the re-' Another object of the invention resides in its taining eyelet 3. 10 resiliency as a part of its effectiveness in main- An eyelet ti, engaging the loop l is screwed into taining its locked relationship with a companion frame 6 of the door and retains the latch element. Moreover, the construction of the latch loosely so that it may be oscillated or rotated, as requires that it be so manipulated as to rotate its explained previously to effect its engagement with operative end out of its retaining element in order and disengagement from the eyelet 3. 15 to effect its reiease therefrom and in View of this It will he understood that the positions of the requirement, access to the premises from the ex eyelet ll and 5 may be reversed so that the latch terior is rendered difficult. will be afixed to the jamb rather than to the With the foregoing objects as paramount, the door frame, if desired. Moreover, it is pointed out invention has particular reference to its salient that the invention is equally effective as a latch 20 features of construction and arrangement of o Window Screens and Similar usesparts which will become manifest as the descrip- M y, the COTlStYuCtiOII as Shown nd detion proceeds, taken in connection with the acscribed is capable of some modification and Such companying drawing, wherein; modification as may be construed within the Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device con- Smile and meaning of t appended claim is also 25 structed according to the present invention. Considered. to Within the spirit d intent of Figure 2 is a plan view thereof. the

Figure 3, is an elevation of an eyelet oi the type I Claim:

A latch comprising a length of resilient wire having a loop intermediate its ends and having substantially parallel extensions of equal length, the ends of said extensions being bent upward anddownwardto define inverted V-shaped legs I and terminating in hooks, said hooks and downwardly bent legs being arranged to lie in comh mon planes, the planes of the hooks determining Continuing with a more deta led description of planes which are t; right angles to the plan-es dethe 1 7 awing, reference is primarily made to termined by the extensions, said V-shaped porure 1 in Which is shown it wire, tempered t0 the {i s b ing arranged to pread apart by the re. M desired resiliency and intermediate s ends, a siliency of said Wire, and said hooks formed to loop I is made. The arms or extensions 2 are of be received by retaining means for joint secureequal length and terminate in an upward bend a ment. j and a downward bend b, the latter terminataing JOHN T. MOORE.

for receiving the invention.

Figure 4 is a slight perspective 'ViSW showing one end of the latch engaged with the receiving eyelet, and

Figure 5 is a side elevation, showing the latch in engaged relation with the eyelet, or in operative position. 

